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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT 'V / ' r v y.m V -J INSULATION H PROGRESS REPORTS FROM THE INSULATION INDUSTRY HYGIENE RESEARCH PROGRAM IrvMtQ J. Jinktff, MIL, firmer am OI. Vt J. Hfc * 1JM jim i*- -.. vnt.iout :r.e ;ac* hgnt- r.r .tee -muci ef Lie suit would witn mjn-veio--ry. 'cw-voium* eansust svstetn. Camaare toserct r any sir* scene syj: <*r:.i Liar tnswn ,r. ..rear- treueg curcing ts:cru.*e art.) nr t __ _ .-<v .?. airy* rsr*. *" y wu VU ' .U,, P". f 1-rnt-rast^.A'-*f***r*C W b XwW F----------- d D/3 /w re li uvsil ' The Winter 1970 issue of Irte'.siouon Hygiene Pro&eo* Re* i port* announced a joint effort by the Iceuialion Industry | H'T.ene Rescored Program. the L.S. .Nasry, the Department of j I ..-or. and insulation manuiaeturero and contractors to control j stuoytird asbestos dust exposures. I.A* part of that effort. Duncan A. Holaday and William B. Reits* of the lUdJtP prepared a procedures guide for shipyard J iri ction application and removal. Because of its relevance :r> ? trvuistion work, portions of it are given in this issue of * 1-isulstion Hygiena Procrest Report*. ! ; A romnlete report wae prerersted by tbe authors arthe Inter* j r.'tionsl sympoeium on 5aiery and Health in shipbuilding and ;bip r.eomtrms, at HebinJd, Finland, on Augntt 30, 1971. b Cnacasn A< H"IJt aad Tiliua B. Heine The srserai goal in *11 insulation * nrk should be to maintain a dean environment. Measurement* el eeneencraiions of asbestos bbers i"dust count*'') in the atmosphere can be used to identify sourer* contamination and to point out if rscieneies in contTol method*. Primar* reliance lor control of ex posures. however, must be pieced on jeithtui obteruanee of operating ruin. Cantral cf istc:lcs-Corrt2irdn? Ousts try Urj of Substitute Materials Substitution of materials contain* inc reduced proportions of asbestos or oo asbestos at aiL is becoming more common in ship construction. Before a material is substituted lor aitnios. However, two questions must be esreiully considered: a. Has the substitute material been tested? If not. it msy turn out to be of the same or grrsier hazard lhao (he material o( known haz ard. This sort of thine has hap* Here Are Some of Many Ways to Reduce Dust persci in other rcvironmental I'.ustsons. b. Does '.he new -nater-.ij x;r. rr.j:"eerine ipeciricai.ons ino iii ;l perform aceouateiv -under condi tions of use? Materials containing reduced amounts of asoeitoi have seen used in tae iot* lowing applications: a. Blanket and pad lilline Substitution of the proper t'oes of :thr* diler* ,**t j.-.lv ijc:s ..i; .jrir.z :;jr:- canon ar.o :r.si-tLs::an but suo tends to lessen iss crooics* our- Lit sucscsac.it -.u-ju:'*. Add:- Oonailv. aaoeatos doth hico has keen rested IU a cust juopreo* m is ivtiiioic liio .is ui* tnouid tAio ^ :nc9Ua^:t:. Tie:; Art re* pr:s tr.ai mucr. less dust ii) be preouetd. b. Pipe eoeerint and block Serious consioeration tnouid be given to those preoucu containins Sower ir^ou/uj oi uoesios hoer. Several oniun firms nave introduced asbestos-free caicium silicate block and pioe eavering. *> sate, however. ;nis material nas not been aoecuateiv evaluated :n me Lnitec states to oetermine now it wii| perform in use. if Ou by CJun;es in V/ort fo-Jiads a. .Muring .-Isbajloa Harter This operation has usuailv been done at the job sue. Thil* the time spent in mixing is tuite short, considerable -lust is pro. duced. A texted method of control is to mix the mortar doekude under controlled 'onditiens and package the mi\ri *notar >n .v. ersl comamere for tin*ooiiauon lo the job *ite. Mortar is also ivin-.si# *vijtni (Continued on i * * .* ns pore.' Concntiee >rcm irernsh satel pior covered. .\20e1105 ana tlus liners were found. Pete Alvnnna: JM his a cement :hat corutint no ssbesios. I think `Ijr*" siso has one. is there anv praoiem with tbe cements? Dr.Ieiikoe: don't really know. The'- ji! conuin mineral material that has no business being in a man's lunes. You should use the same care with them as with the asbacos ce ments. Son-Asbestos Cement in Plastic Mil them in elude bags. I know si cwo mac*-tac:=rers. Johas-Manniie ire *T-eer iaeuj.-rtss of Dallas. who se-.i non-asoeetos cement in plastic * iC', jeorze Semonovien: To summer- ire :on::;ti meeanc. it is cieur tr.at we need L. good bouse*repine. 2. a us rp root materials, o. muscle to demand that action be taicen. It remains for us now to set this done. w*ill we ;st as* bein from the Occupations! Safetr sne Health Act? 3*. -terry The ne* Oc- cuosttonai Safety ana Heaith Act is a good cee ana. it adequate moacr a xooropristed by Ceogras* for die law 1 mcieaenitu'sr. uL wo nets, icc.-.-d-nx asbestos workers, esuid ej. pec: to oesscat from it by a marked r-.-n-rcoo in scribe.-.: aiii rrkasss rse-aton* isn tneir occupations. r:.*rf Come, First Je--ruf ttowerer. it loco as if funds ap propriated will be .-mien is* than are nentd for proper imoiementauon. As 1 resuit, it w{i| be a mane* of r.rt: come. Srst served. for this reason. the union rank jno `1* must begin to esert pressure in -i-e -u asam. so that the funds sre uses to aenciit tneir own safety ana heaith. _ tnctccntally. Senator ^ittiams and ^rcrce*'.:adTC Dtrtteea. who intro duced mid smonciT promoted the Bill, are frata New Jeroe*. They, and the congressmen and senators who suaoorted them, dmerer much credit. The biO contains die provision that standards (or harmful physical 1 cents. such as asbestos will assure '"That so employee will suffer mate rial impairment of health or func tional caoacilv even if such employee has secular esoosure to the naxird dean with by tuch standard lor the period 01 Sis -of icing iile." "Each ecpiover shsil furnish to esca of his emoioyem employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likeiv to cause -festh or Jerious physical harm to his employeo.' Whether this will come true or not will depend on how Labor and Industry meet their responsibilities, on what you do. leer. Yovair It was interesting *0 hear the data on the number of state ir.soeetions. Asceeic-r "Tictr! have hao ;o tike care o: tn :ne past ano. if necessary, -e iii in Sts future. Sow <?e Seed A cion! The Occupational 5-sfery ar.d riesith Act and the faiery and Heaith SeruJscions for Conur-jcnon can tive us some 01 the muscie i iweo. But :: these new xc-j are not orooerlv enforced. *e o'l.-veii-ee -:tl r-- that *he reeuiis oi jte IIHH? research ;et into :.-.c - lrxpiacc. One tr.-.nx is certain--ifie workpiace must oe made sate tor size eoverers. .deny Haas, Central 5ecrmarr. Treasurer: You aJI knew Preeioeot Kuicainscns new nn heaith and saierv and r.ow he has done so much, as has tne entire executive Sosrc. to eiirr.inxie we '*re iutirrj from our inoustrv ?essa:e.*. is t.-ihe: ; its r.-jer. .-.as tern .iscc'erea. I: . now .neceesarv :o he actioe. to it a sax* vj.-ttiiti The xsseeies diduerre Nattcaal Heaith and iairrr runo has been slow in ftmnt on the ground. out f can assure --ou 'bit w wiii see that setten c.t health ar.d safer.' proceeas. ana rapid!-. It's ;ust too important to vrr memhe.-o for it 'n nop. SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS PCS CONSTRUCTION The following regulation is apoiiccbie ;e all feoerally barer: con struction tFeoeraJ Reusier, Vol. 36. page "3-19, Acnl IT. I9T11 -- "l5!S.i5 Gases, vapors, fumes, dusta. and ousts. (a) Exposure ct employees to in.-:aiauon. icccsncn. u:n aclorpoon. or contact unth on*. mater.al or tirtvanrc it a concentration above thott tree:Bed in the "TVesPoW Limit Values of Airborne Contaminants (or 1970" of trr Ameri can Conference of Gove--mental Industrial Hsptntsts, .hail be avoided. (b) When engineering or adminiaa-ative ecmtrols tuuioi be employed to reduce or eliminate the mp-.ik rnyective equipment, as required in Subeart E of this pan. wall oe used." Mc;*~:aceri an it nooo n -men tacncjtion is oon. fCondruied from stcorui pa^e) droociotn is placed oa (be deck ttzcer equipment. /. Fabrication of Pads and Blan* kett ?zat for valves and machinery home be fabricated in (he shop -.err--** -v.st'iie. A.--.csits r.as ieee iarscty replaced oy r.broua ::ui aiurg with coven oi an amestos c:otb which baa bees treutea ua dost suppressants. Aa u efVctive means for suppressing dust dispersion and collection, the " b~vi: c:s:s b'~--be'. is unrolled, .irrr.tre asi reroiled. Tr.:s pro;r'i"i- insures that ail the bianxet viu ge dampened. Tne blanket ar.d uoestos Clom shapes are cut ,.i .lie .nerai dra/t booth. f. i/uiuaiceepinf and Clean-up uwnail para of a dust control pro cram are housekeeping and cjes/i-ijp procedure:. Meticulous attention must be men to re't.-ietmc the joresd of dust and larger wastes. Use of a dropciolh jnoer a .** area vividly illust.-strs bo* such waste would be dlscehuted over the general area r to iotr decks if one were eel used. Areas sheuid be cleaned up at the lunch break and the end of each shirt, using an industrial vacuum cleaner to collect dust and small scran. In all poasiole instances, work* men should clean up their own sreas. Where work rules prohibitthis, the dean-up crew should be under the direction and super vision of the insulation foreman to insure that proper attention is riven to this important subjec- Reanction of Dusts by Use of Local Exhaust Ventilation a. Ventilation of Large Potter Tooit--Band Sntci Extensive use oi band saws both in dockside fabrication shoos and. on board larger ships such as aircraft earners make emissions from band saws a major source of asbestos dusL Control devices for such saws hare been imown for years and ire relatively aim* pie. Conventional low-veioaty, nich-voltune systems, using a negative pressure bachouse for air ciesmog. arr practical in a fixed installation fabrication shoo. Because some degree oi porta bility is desirable in a temporary shioboard fabrication area, a high-velocity, low.voitune dust collection unit is desirable for Parraoie oown-qrart taoie prvelooed by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard lor use srtipoeard. Lighcweignt .nduxtnal vacuum ereansr is usea as tne air mover. Note piasnc bag lor scrap and drooelotn on oeca. such use: it mar 1I10 be suitable (or Ssed installations. The air mover is an industrial vacuum cleaner which pulls about oO cubic feet of air per minute past the saw blade at velocity of more than 10.000 feet per minute. This Systran is a very eacient dust col lector. Units such as this can also be desimed to control dusts pro duced \>r table saws and gang taws. i. Ventilation of Hand Poteer T noli Hixh-vloeity. low-volume collec tion i-Mrms control dust emis sions from most small power tools adequately, Caber saws (or cut ting pipe covering and rotarv saws for cutting asbestos cement board are *eil controiieo itn these systems. Control oi Humber of Worxmen Exposed rt. Scheduling of Insulation Work Standard industrial hygiene prac tices call (or insolacing operations which contaminate the atmosphere with toxic materiaia. Areas where insulation work is being done under conditions in which dust might be nested should oe iso lated by non-dammaoie curtains or other means. Whenever possible, work snouid be sche-taied to minimize the number! :: stner tradesmen in the area. chip con struction operations are more readily scheduled than are ship repair or snip-brenkinc jobs. However, every edort inouid be made to keep the number of men exposed at a minimum, tn par ticular. rip-out of oid insulation should alwavs be isolated and. if necessarv. oerformed on in onshift. T.-:;.*.id workmen ;:;;a.iec *i:n proper protective ec-zicssettt should aiwavs be used for no-sut work and it snouid be scheouicd for rapid completion. Personal Protective Equipment In addition to dust suppression and dust control procedures, personal pro tective equipment is often srtessar-v to reduce etesosure and limit the spread of contamination. Tne equip ment described below is used in con trol programs. a. Protection Cloihine Protective clothing is rrcui.-ed lo keep contamination conhned to the work sreas. One metnod is to issue disposable coveralls which can be removed when leaving the fContinued on fourth pact) Use or eruociotn ns contain mum and facilitate clean-uo. Insulation Hygiene Progress Reports v#i. J. *. 4 \$7\ Procedures Used at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard from the Insulation Industry' Hygiene searc.n Program j Re | Editor: W. J. Niehoinon. PhJD> Puillined at the Environmental Sciences Laboratory l Irricg J. Seliicoi M.D_ Director). Mount Sinai fiTooi oi Medicine of t!>e City Lni- ; b. verttrv ot New ^ork. .'e York. , N.Y. 10029 ! Advisory Council oi flUIlP Irving I. SeiikoiL ALD. Pro cram Director and Chairman (Continued tram, jirit pose/ in several sues of plajiie bats which have a soout through which water is introduced. Sufficient wa ter is added to moisten the mor tar; after pmourine. the bat is opened ana the remaining water added. The carton is which the bag is packaged may serve as a mucinr box sod waste container. Prw-ettltinr pip* coven nr and block in |/k /cbricoxson a hoo Hand-cutting oi pipe covering and block shouid be kept to in absolute .-uouaum. Seed sections, pipe cover lengths, and blocks, should be cut in the fabrication shop on exhanst-vendlated. equipmeat. L Cjyier Hammond. 5c.D.. Vice How the Navy Does It President. American Caocer Society, New York. N.Y. j At the Puret Sound Naval Shipyard, cut sections are dipped in water and then sacked in plastic Albert Hutesmaon. General President. [---i-nnii Association ot Heat , acd Frost Insulators and .Asbestoa bags which ire iaceiec to identity the location where they are :o se used. The cut sections are tod damp and reiarivetv dusi-tree vTorcers. Taatunctotv, D.C woes they are applied and the plasdc bags are available tor use in collecting wastes. rr;i L. Penis sex. ?h.D. Vice Presi j c. Prr-irorinr b 'tockt dent. Here*rea and Development, j Insulation blocks shouid not be .'ocr.i-Manv:ile Corporation. New j scored at the job site. Slocks Yo-_ >.Y. j which have been pre-sco red by j the manufacturer can be pur- > cnasee. or standard blocks can be scorea in the fabrication shop by PURPOSES OF THE INSULATION INDUSTRY HYGIENE RESEARCH PROGRAM using an cihautiieruiiatra :n: saw. d. Injulating pipe atutmbliet in the a hap Some pipe assemblies ate quite intricate and are troublesome to lag while in place. A sansiaciorv metnod of doing these jobs, par ticular! v during ship reoair. which is emsioved iv :he Purer round Nevai jhiovard. : to re move the assems:-. -n conv-menllv sized lections sso transoor: them to the jnoo. Hers the aid inru.ation is r-mov-d. rnv nrcresarv repair of the pipes pertormrt. ana the assembled section relagged. Reiajf in the Snap Not only is dust dispersion re duced. but it is much more con venient to re-lag the section in :.ie ikon thgn w-h-n it is in suer sr.irzoarn. An*- :r.iuia::c- .r;:n is damaged curing irar-soort and "trier is repairea alter tne sectioos are in 01*'*- a. Hand-cuuine at job sues Some hand<uttir.g st job sites is unavoidable. How--dirpersion of dusts by these operiuont can be minimiesd. A portable downdraft tabie is urea bv the Puget .^sj.ic Na-al ih.oyrrd. This faoie haa folding legs *o that it can be carried down comoanionway* and set up conveniently io the work. A small industrial vtcuiun cleaner is the source of r.thausL. reran is drooped into a piajne bee and a iConttntud on Mard poor) 1. To develop improved msihods for aiicimrir; pesure of icsaiacon workers to dusts and toes encoun tered in their werx. L. To disseminate knowl edge of these improved methods of dust control wherever *her may be ap plied advaotaceously and to oder cooperation, advice and assistance :r--vard their universal adoption. Hlgn temoeratijre monar pacS-o in plastic oag. water n aooed to Sag (ftrougn soout and mortar moistened : before oomint. The moisteneO mortar ii rrmovvo as reauired nfl miiing ` como'-teo .n tmoo.ng container. Ai| : wastes *r- oiaeed m eontsiner and { lent to snoovii at end of inift. Ptoceoure used st ^Uftt Souno Maval Shioysrd 'or ljnc-g -r-a uctio-t. Sections are cut `se-einen tnoe. Oiooea *n water a-n Caere - oiat:*c bag. ri> ba? is jorno it.n trie loe iiti oescnptie-